Columns

Kitchen Accomplice- Summertime, and the cold soup makin' is easy'

July 29, 2010

   Summer is time to refashion our notion of how to serve soup.     In spite of all the patio ware,  I still prefer to use glass goblets outside.  There is just something about them that seems, well, classy, to me, at least.  ...

Taking Stock- Oil Roller Coaster

July 29, 2010

Dear Mr. Berko: How could it be that a barrel of oil goes from $76, and two weeks later, goes for $86 so that every day, the price of gas rises by 3 cents per gallon? How could this happen, when according to newspapers and TV, the production of oil is way ...

Under Analysis- What is and isn't helpful in your performance review

July 29, 2010

   It occurred to me as I began writing this column that I have been writing this column for over a year.  I am told the performance reviews at the Levison Towers are brutal, so I’m working on dangling participles and comma splices to ...

Under Analysis- You might as well ride your motorcycle

July 29, 2010

   I refuse to think of myself as anything other than young.  I drive a motorcycle and convertibles and I claim neither has anything to do with a mid-life crisis.  Nevertheless, every once in a while reality comes splashing in, even if ...

Taking Stock- Exchange traded funds

July 29, 2010

   Dear Mr. Berko: I don't know much about exchange traded funds and figure it's about time I became knowledgeable. I recently heard that there are several brokerages that will let you buy exchange traded funds without paying a commission. Is this ...

Taking Stock- 99 cents only stock

July 29, 2010

   Dear Mr. Berko:  For the past three years, we've been using a money manager whom you know, and while our income/growth account isn't going great guns, we're plus-19 percent since February 2007. I wish he were more aggressive; through, at ...